Plano, Texas (March 10, 2017). Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) is pleased to announce Stephen Gambrell as the new Market Administrator for the three Carolinas ContinueCARE Hospitals located in North Carolina. Gambrell has oversight of clinical operations and patient experience at Carolinas ContinueCARE Hospital at Pineville and Carolinas ContinueCARE Hospital at University, both in Charlotte, as well as Carolinas ContinueCARE Hospital at Kings Mountain. The three facilities are an integral part of the 11 long-term acute care hospitals, or LTACHs, within the CHC ContinueCARE division.

“It’s an honor to welcome Stephen to our team,” said Derek Murzyn, Market CEO for Carolinas ContinueCARE Hospitals. “His strategic LTACH experience will be an asset to all of our leaders and caregivers, who together share a dedication to restoring quality of life to our patients.”

Prior to joining Carolinas ContinueCARE Hospitals, Gambrell worked in the St. Louis and Indianapolis markets in leadership positions with Kindred Healthcare. Before Kindred, he was Operations Manager at OrthoCraft, Inc. in Atlanta, Ga., and has worked with East Georgia Regional Medical Center and the Georgia Hospital Association.

Gambrell earned his MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Administration, completing a formal LTACH operations fellowship, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Administration/Management from Georgia Southern University.

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Community Hospital Corporation owns, manages and consults with hospitals through three distinct organizations – CHC Hospitals, CHC Consulting and CHC ContinueCARE, which share a common purpose to guide, support and enhance the mission of community hospitals and healthcare providers. Based in Plano, Texas, CHC provides the resources and experience community hospitals need to improve quality outcomes, patient satisfaction and financial performance. For more information, please visit www.continuecare.org or www.communityhospitalcorp.com.